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News
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5 June 2019
Mark your mark on the world now! Prestigious UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarships are now available at the School of Optometry and Vision Science in eye health.
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21 February 2019
UNSW SOVS congratulates Professor Bob Augusteyn on receiving the prestigious award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to vision science and eye health research.
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15 February 2019
Our welcome to students presentation for our undergraduate students was held on Wednesday 13 February 2019. Please see attached the presentation for your information. We have a peer mentoring program that is available to all new undergraduate students. It is still not too late to sign up, please see attached link for more details.
Seminars and Events
There are currently no seminars or Events planned within the School of Optometry and Vision Science. Check back later to see what exciting things we have planned. In the meantime have a look around the our web site, visit the Optometry Clinic pages and read about our research.
Research Spotlight
What’s interesting about children with normal 20/20 visual acuity? That was one of the hot topics at the ARVO Annual Meeting last year and it also received the ARVO Publication Grant this year. The buzzword is “meridional anisotropies” which is the scientific term that describes the biases in neural sensitivities between different orientations, such as in the case of astigmatism.
Keratoconus (KC) is a relatively common disease of the cornea, the clear curved part at the front of the eye needed for good vision. KC leads to loss of corneal transparency, thinning and shape changes that affect vision and quality of life. Why the cornea degenerates in KC is complex but involves environmental and genetic factors. To help identify candidate genes critical in KC we analysed global gene expression. Two novel genes (Notch1 and PLLP) were decreased in KC - these genes affect the normal way corneal cells grow and migrate, and signal to each other. We will now study the function of these genes in human corneas to assess their r...